Meanwhile, head coach Johnson is still hoping to make at least one more signing before the transfer window shuts at the end of the month. It is thought that the former Barnsley and Oldham manager aims to bring in a new forward, and possibly a goalkeeper.

City, however, have been credited with having interest in midfielder Toumani Diagouraga, who is thought to be leaving Leeds United.

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